Many scratched their heads with Phil Jackson’s hire of Derek Fisher as new head coach, but he has pulled off a deal to win back the detractors. The Knicks has reportedly traded Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton to the Mavericks for Jose Calderon, Wayne Ellington, Shane Larkin and Samuel Dalembert. This is the beginning of [...]
June 25, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
We’re now only a day away from the draft, so the offers for the Cavs’ top pick will only intensify. First, they were offered an interesting package from Utah, and now they are being offered something even more tempting from Orlando. The Magic are reportedly offering Arron Afflalo and two lottery picks to Cleveland for [...]
June 25, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
LeBron James joined Carmelo Anthony in the free-agent ranks Tuesday, officially opting out of his contract with the Miami Heat, and the whole world went bonkers. And the Los Angeles Lakers started drooling. We all know they have cap space. How could we forget? This has been years in the making. This is the summer [...]
June 25, 2014
admin
Blogs
LeBron James opting out of his contract didn’t come as a surprise to many because there has been a strong suggestion for a while that he’d go this route. One person in particular who isn’t surprised is Heat team president Pat Riley, who released a statement on NBA.com “I was informed this morning of his [...]
June 24, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Always, always count on the Sacramento Kings. You can’t count on them to win or even rebuild properly. But you can always count on them to make whatever ride they’re taking you on one helluva adventure. Nothing is changing as we approach the NBA draft. The Kings are in full Kings mode, according to ESPN.com’s [...]
June 24, 2014
admin
Blogs
Building on the thriving Retro sneaker market, FILA has been making moves to solidify their spot. This ‘New York Is For Lovers’ colorway of The Cage basketball sneaker is a collaboration between FILA and NY-based sneaker store RISE. The ‘New York Is For Lovers’ colorway of the FILA Cage resembles the red FILA ’96 (originally [...]
We are only days away from the much anticipated 2014 NBA Draft and there has been a shake-up at the top now that potential #1 selection Joel Embiid has had foot surgery and will be out for a minimum of 4-6 months. Now it appears as if Cleveland will now select either Andrew Wiggins or [...]
With many questions swirling in Miami regarding the future of the big 3, the first domino has fallen as LeBron James has decided to exercise his early termination option. He will become a free agent on July 1, his agent Rich Paul has informed the Miami Heat. It’s worth noting, however, that this has absolutely [...]
June 24, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
With this being the most anticipated NBA draft in more than a decade, many teams are doing what they can to get closer to that #1 spot. Utah has the 5 pick and while there will still be some talent at 5, they want to go for it all and pick first. In order to [...]
June 24, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Less than a week ago, it was fairly easy to predict this Thursday’s Top 3 draft selections, with Cleveland being enamored with Kansas big man Joel Embiid, Milwaukee going with Jabari Parker, and Philly winding up with hoops phenom Andrew Wiggins. But following the news that top prospect Embiid had foot surgery on Friday and [...]
June 23, 2014
admin
NBA Draft, NCAA